Sure, Baylor has earned the nickname of "Wide Receiver U" because of its pipeline of sending players to the NFL. It has been one of the nation's most potent passing teams since Art Briles showed up.

But the Bears can run the ball a little bit, too.

"They come in thinking we're pass-happy and we come in and hit them in the mouth," said Drango, a senior offensive tackle. "If they are expecting us to throw for 700 yards, we can do it. But we can also run for 400 or 500. I definitely enjoy it when they think we're just pass-happy."

Linwood sets tone

That running game was on display Saturday at AT&T Stadium as the Bears rolled to 368 rushing yards en route to a 63-35 victory over Texas Tech.

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Shock Linwood led the charge with a career-best 221 yards and two touchdowns. His 79-yard touchdown sprint on the third play of the game set the tone for another monster offensive game for the No. 5 Bears (4-0, 1-0 Big 12).

"That's something to give all the credit to the offensive line," Baylor quarterback Seth Russell said. "You can ask Shock. He had the long run. You could probably have driven a semi-truck through it."

The run was the longest of Linwood's career and showed his improvement as a breakaway threat.

"It was clear as day," said Linwood, whose rushing total was the fourth-highest in Baylor history. "Whenever I broke the line of scrimmage, I just put on the blinders and didn't let anybody catch me."

Baylor's nation-leading offense didn't make 700 yards for the first time this season but didn't miss by much with 680.

The big offensive outburst was needed against a Tech team that came into the game ranked third nationally in scoring.

Tech (3-2, 0-2) kept close early, but Baylor wore the Red Raiders down with the offensive onslaught that produced seven touchdowns on its first eight possessions.

The Bears jumped on Tech early, rolling up 333 yards and 13.3 yards per snap in the first quarter alone as they cruised to a quick 28-14 lead. The Bears scored touchdowns on all four possessions in that quarter, marching 85, 75, 92 and 89 yards.

"I thought they did a great job putting pressure on us by scoring as fast as they did," Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. "To their credit, Baylor never let up the entire game."

It was a different game from last season, when Baylor held on for a narrow 48-46 victory when a late pass from Patrick Mahomes was batted away.

Briles on thrill ride

That history with the Red Raiders was remembered by Baylor coach Art Briles, who said the task of beating the Red Raiders was even more harrowing than riding one of the roller coasters at nearby Six Flags over Texas.

"It's an insane game and just kind of how it's been for the last four or five years against them," Briles said. "You can't breathe for half a second. The pedal is all the way down. If you had any hair, it's blowing backwards. And you are screaming the whole time."

The Bears did a better job bottling up Mahomes, who was hobbled by a knee injury but passed for 415 yards and three touchdowns. The biggest difference was an opportunistic Baylor defensive effort that produced a season-best four turnovers.